# Accident 19891201048869A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Chicago, IL, December 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5608° N, 87.5400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5608&lon=-87.5400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N533T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N533T-1995-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller C Edward AVID FLYER C (registry code 05616NZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-c-edward-avid-flyer-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 853 total, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201048869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST ENGINE POWER LANDING. FIRST TEST FLIGHT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY.HAD MODIFIED FUEL VENTS AND ENLARGED CARB FUEL JETS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90DEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE02), Dec 1, 1989: Edward Avid Flyer C (N533T), Lansing Arpt, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BUILDER'S IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE CARBURETORS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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